Health: Government Health Resources for Specific Conditions and Topics

Texas Health and Human Services program for low-income women ages 18 to 44. Provides pregnancy and STD testing, breast and cervical cancer screenings, and help with chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Abortion services are not provided. Young women ages 15 to 17 can participate if a parent enrolls them.

Center for Disease Control page containing information about a wide range of environmental health concerns ranging from air pollution to radiation to health on a cruise ship.

Ensuring your health during emergencies

Center for Disease Control links for life stages (infants to the elderly) and specific populations ranging from broad categories such as men and women to narrower categories such as immigrants and refugees.

Part of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Health Statistics, this site contains death rate data by age, sex and race for the United States.

NCHS collects, analyzes, and disseminates timely, relevant, and accurate health data and statistics. Our products and services inform the public and guide program and policy decisions to improve our nation’s health.

the nation’s premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services.

State Health Facts is a project of KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) and provides free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States. In some cases, data are available for counties, territories, and other geographies. State Health Facts is comprised of more than 800 health indicators and provides users with the ability to map, rank, trend, and download data. Data come from a variety of public and private sources, including KFF reports, public websites, government surveys and reports, and private organizations. Data presented on State Health Facts are updated or added as new data become available; the update schedule varies from indicator to indicator.

The Human Foods Program (HFP) oversees all FDA activities related to food safety and nutrition, organized in a single group

Alerts from six federal agencies concerning recalls of unsafe, hazardous, or defective consumer products, motor vehicles, boats, food, medicine, cosmetics, and environmental products.

Center for Disease Control links to publications, data and statistics, as well to workplace hazards and solutions.

CDER (Center for Drug Evaluation and research) is a branch of the FDA concerned with the safety and efficacy of medications approved for human use.

Center for Disease Control resources for the general public and for health professionals about injury, violence, and safety.

Provides information to assist travelers and their health-care providers in deciding the vaccines, medications, and other measures necessary to prevent illness and injury during international travel.

Provides information for preparing for a dealing with a variety of emergency heath situations, ranging from crisis situations to disease outbreaks.

Mental Health America (MHA) – founded in 1909 – is the nation's leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and to promoting the overall mental health of all Americans.

SAMHSA is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.